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Medium · 6.9 CVE-2026-57442 EUVD-2026-79126GHSA-9c83-rr99-vfwj

MCPVault: PathFilter restricted directories (.git/.obsidian/node_modules) only denied at vault root, not nested

Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

MCPVault is a lightweight Model Context Protocol server for safe access to files in an Obsidian vault. Prior to 0.11.5, PathFilter in src/pathfilter.ts uses root-anchored deny-list patterns, so nested .git, .obsidian, and node_modules path segments do not match the restriction and pass both isAllowed() and isAllowedForListing(). An attacker who influences a path selected by an AI agent can traverse nested repository or Obsidian metadata, read remote URLs or embedded tokens, or cause nested node_modules content to pollute the listAllTags index. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.5.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
bitbonsai mcpvault < 0.11.5 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @bitbonsai/mcpvault < 0.11.5 0.11.5 GHSA-9c83-rr99-vfwj

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